Score: Kennesaw State 3, NJIT 0 (25-15, 25-13, 25-13)
Records: Kennesaw State (12-4, 6-1), NJIT (10-13, 1-6)
Key Players: Kristi Piedimonte (28 assists in two sets and team hit .458 as a whole), Lauren Chastang (8 kills hitting .538), Katarina Morton (13 digs)
 
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THE STORYLINE: 
· Kennesaw State came out and dominated the NJIT Highlanders in the KSU Convocation Center on Saturday, October 14 beating them by over double-digits in all three sets.
 
The Owls hit .463 as a team, which is the second highest in a match ever at Kennesaw State.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 
Maddie Jones' serve gave NJIT trouble all night, but early on it allowed Kennesaw State to take a 6-1 lead out of the gate. Later in the set, KSU went on a 7-2 run to go up 22-12 and closed out the set 25-15.
 
In the second set, Jones once again led the Owls out to a huge lead at 9-3 serving. KSU won eight straight points and didn't let the Highlanders back in the set winning 11 of the final 14 points to go up 2-0 in the match.
 
Kennesaw State got out to an early lead again in the third going on a 14-3 run with Lexi Broadwater leading the way at setter. The Owls closed out the match with an Anaiah Boyer kill to move to 12-4 overall and 6-1 in the ASUN.
 
SCHUNZEL QUOTE
"The thing I'm happiest about tonight was the high level of play in set one to the very last point in set three. That doesn't just happen. We had great leadership tonight, stayed really focused and were very intentional about playing good, consistent volleyball all night long. To put up a .463 hitting percentage as a team is very impressive, and I'm really proud of our team handled this entire match tonight."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 
· Kennesaw State moves to 12-4 and 6-1 overall with their win over NJIT. The Owls are 8-0 at home in the KSU Convocation Center this season.
· The Owls as a whole played solid all around hitting .463 with 44 kills and seven errors. They held NJIT to a .089 hitting percentage.
· It was the second night in a row that KSU started fast wining the first set 25-15.
· Lauren Chastang had the most efficient match of her young career finishing with eight kills and one error on 13 swings. Her hitting percentage was .538 for the night.
· Kristi Piedimonte only played in the first two sets, but totaled 28 assists for a 14 per set average.
· When the Owls did lose a point, they got a side out 73.8 percent of the time compared to NJIT only siding out 40.5 percent of the time.

UP NEXT
Kennesaw State will begin the second half of ASUN play at Lipscomb on Friday, October 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Owls defeated Lipscomb in their first meeting this season in five sets.

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